The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-19

The Prog. Age appeared last week in spring
suit of new type, and with other improvements
indicating prosperity and determination to keep
up with the procession.
Mr.. C. j. Hall, of this city, has received the
tract to furnish material for public library to he
erected at Southport, N. Y. The granite is to be
of red and gray stone.
The Grand Lodge of Maine knights of Pythias
met in annual session at Gardiner yesterday. DR..
j. II. Sherman and J. l.. Pentlleton, of this city,
represent the Belfast lodge.
Mcssrs. Critchett & Sibley shut down the shoe
factory Wednesday afternoon n token of respect
to the memory of Mr. Edgar Paul, who for many
years was workman in that factory.
Steamer Mt. Waldo arrived here from Bangor
Tuesday night and was taken out on the Merchants
Marine Railway yesterday. She will be over
hauled and painted and then go to Frankfort to
load stone for New York.
Mr.. William McCabe is the happicst driver In
town. He drives the Windsor House coach. That
vchic!o has been newly and handsomely painted,
the horses have new brass mounted harnesses, and
William sits on the box proud as king. The
turnout is very handsome
Mr.. Ben Hazetines building for storing wood
will be 9oNl00 feet on the ground, and two stories
high. 1t will be arranged SO that teams can drive
into the second story and will hold over 100 cords
of wood Mr.. l. w. Parker is the master builder.
4 CHANCE TO BUY COOP STOCK ON Monday
next the live stock and farming tools ON the pre-
misses of the Bay View stock Farm East Belfast
VIII be sold at auction Here is an opportunity to
obtain some excellent stock and first class mach
inery. For list of articles see advertisement
Mr.. Tolnlan Bowen died on Tuesday at the resi-
dencc of his son, Frank Bowen, in this city, aged
50 years month days. Mr.. Bowen has been af
iiicted for some time with paralysis Mr. Bowen
belonged i'll Morrill, but came to Belfast to live
| with his son last October. He leaves three sons
and two datshtcrs-Frank Bowen, Belfast Daniel
o. Bowen, Morrill,; Ezra Bowen, soon: Mrs
Elisha Merriam, Morrill, and Mrs. Hamlin Murphy
of California. The remains will be taken to Nor
rll today
WALDO. Mrs c. A. Walker has gone to Mime.
sofa to spend the summer with her father. Mr..
f. &. Chase will leave the last of the week for
salem, Mass, where he has work ..Last ~it,Ir-
day the SCOT in one of the chimucys of Mr. Il.
Evans house took fire and falling on the roof set
that on fire. Mrs. Evans blew the horn and al
though it was only about light O'Clock nearly every
man in the neighborhood was on hand and nut the
fire out before it did much damage. some times
tin horn is worth more than Waterbury watch.
....M More corn will be planted this wear than last
and more phosphate used.
| BURNiIAM. Farming in this vicinity is now well
underway, Meetings are being held two and three
uhes u week on the Horseback road and quite
revival is iii progress. Meetings are held at the
village quite frequently and a good interest is
kept up. ..George Harrington, of Orrin Far.
| rlngton broke his arm while at play short time
| ago. DR.. Taylor, of Pittsiel,l, set the limb.
Mrs Hiram Chamberlain is quite i'll at this writ
ing DIR. Weber, of Clinton, is attending her.
Miss Edgar Chamberlain is Improving and t;el-
shom Twtchell is also improving. Charles Gil
more Will raise his house half story and put On
| new roof. He wilt also put an ell 1890 and
| finish up Il stable the present season. Edward
Davis is to build new house. The lumber is on
the spot and work will soon begin
THoRNpIKE. Rev. d. Bracket preached to a
full house last Sunday-...C. F. Higgins is in Au-
gusta attendn, Dirgo Business College 49,. Miss
Marcia Heath arrived home from Hcat! of the Tide
| last week and will teach the school in bis. No. s.
.-....E. NJ. Higgins left for wrence, Mass last
|
Brooks School i'll Dis. No , began last Monday
under the instruction of Miss Hattie W hitnev
The school in district No. began Monday under
| the instruction of Miss Nora Palmcr... MIR Wei.
lington Flctchcrs horses got away from him ut the
station Monday morning, but were stopped before
any serious damage was done. Mr. W. H. say.
ward, we understand, is again quite Sick. Mr. Il.
5. Rich will move to Watcrville this week. He is
Bangor.
/ SEARSMoST. Two sets of farm buildings in
North Searsmont were destroyed by fire last Fri
day afternoon. The fire originated in the buildings
of Mrs Samuel Gilman, and is supposed to have
taken from the chimney. The house, ell aud barn
| were all consumed Loss about 81 900 The
| buildings of Mrs. Hannah stevens were about 100
rods from the Gilman place, and while The people
were at the Gilman fire the stevens buildings
were discovered fine. Tile latter fire started
from a spark going down the ventilator in the
barn and setting fire to the hay All he buildings
| were consumed, together with Il portion of the
| household furniture \ yoke of three wear Old
| steers, a cow, pig farming tools, and wagon were
destroyed. Joss about $1,000; insured for = $40.
| The village schools began Monday. Miss Nettie
| Alexander of Eeimont teaches the Grammar and
Miss Edith Farrar the Primary school Miss George
haskell is teaching on the Mountain. MIR. w. Is.
| Wilson is at hone on Il visit from Mass.
STOCKTON. Wednesday morning the 18th inst,
about IL O'Clock, fire was discovered in the house
known as the John Griffin house, occupied at
present by John Amcs and +. f. Robertson and
families Capt Ira staples first the fire and
at rode rapidly to the village and gave the
alarm Eut for the timely aid of our citizcus the
house would surely have gone, As a strong wind
was blowing at the time, As it not much
| damage was done. fire at yiage usually
produces considerable excitement, however slight
1t may be, and well it may considering what we
have experienced in the past. Quite delegation
fiom our lodge attended public installation of
officers at Progressive Lodge, Sandy Point, Tues
day evening May 10th. \ ',er the Installation a
| very entertaining programme was given for the
good of the order May Eth MIR. Ames and Mr.
| Robertson started for Bangor in sail boat and
we hear met with very rough weather. They got
up The river as far as the Narrows and were obl.g-
ed to come back the tide strong. Last
| Saturday night many of the friends of Mr. and
Mrs Hiram Grant, of >earsport met ut their resi-
| dence, the occasion being variety wedding This
! we presume to be so nothing new in the line of an
nlyersary weddings Capt Chas Amcs, who has
been stopping at home for few days, LEFT for
| New York last week, where he has a fine position
offered him as first officer of excursion stcamer
FREEDOM correspondent writes under date
OF Monday morning last pen you Il few hastily
written words. | have been out this morning
| looking at the sad havoc wrought last night
Every one here is in 4 high degree of excitement
The cause of all this commoton Is the giving
away OF nearly thirty feet of the upper dam
| Governs shop is nearly undermined, but i, now
considered safe as the water is subsiding. The
grist mill is considerably damaged No comlnuni
cation between this and the other side, Is All the
bridges are gone, except the carng mill bridge
lsanton's saw mill is very much damaged, and all
| his logs are gone. Lamsons carriage shop is gone
and his barn is nearly undermined. 1t hangs a,
| the present time by two corners. Dodge's tannery
is somewhat damaged and his bridge and dam an,
| swept away. l will have to send this letter to
Knox, as there is no conveyance from here to the
with teams are at work trying to stop the breach
| ....Anothcr correspondent, writing of the break.
Ing away of the dam at eleven o'clock SUNDAY
night, says; In short time the end of tie lowe,
| story of the mill WAS swept away and logs
were piled among the shafting and >trcwn for a
long distance. About three o'clock j. ID. Lamson's
carriage house was swept away and the next fore
noon his barn was undermined by the swift cur